Hydrocarbon-vapor burner.



No. 773,192. RATRNTRD 001,25, 1904.

R. R. BURGRSS.

HYDROGARRON VAPOR BURNER.

'APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 8. 1903.

RM unR-un-Run PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904. R. E. BURGESS. HYDROCARBON VAPORBURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. s. 1903.

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RICHARD E. BURGESS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HYDROCARBON-VAPOR BURNER.

SPECIFICATIONYforming part of` Letters Patent No. 773,192, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed October 8, 1903. Serial No. 176,185.

T0 (all whom, it 71u03/ concer-11,:

Beit known that I, RICHARD E. BURGESS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon -Vapor Burners, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to improvements in hydrocarbon-vapor burners; and it consists in a generator for vaporizing water, agenerator for vaporizingcrude oil, and a burner wherein the water and oil vapors are thoroughly mixed to form a highly-combustible gas, which -is ignited and consumed for. the production of heat as it issues from said burner.

In order that the invention may be fully understood. reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a vertical sectional view of my improved device arranged ina heatingstove. Fig. 2 is an irregular transverse section of the same, taken on line II II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse'section of the combination mixing-chamber and burner, taken on line III III of Fig. 1.

In the drawings I have shown my improved burner arranged in a stove 1 of ordinary or any preferred construction and provided at its lower portion with a register 2 for the admission of air, a collar 3 at its upper portion for connection with a chimney-pipe, and a grate 4 for the support of the burner, having a central rectangular aperture 5 for the reception of the rectangular lower end 6 of a screw-plug 7, having a conical upper end 8.

Plug 7 closes the lower end of a combination mixing-chamber and burner 9, provided at its upper portion with a series of inclined apertures 10 and at its lower end with a peripheral shoulder 11, against the under side of which is held an oil-pan 12 by peripheral shoulder 13 on the lower portion of plug 7.

The combination mixing chamber and burner communicates at its .upper end with a circular generator 14, through a connectingnipple 15, and said generator is provided with `an interior shoulder 16, surrounding the upper end of the nipple, to retain theoil in the generator until it becomes vaporized.

(No model.)

Oil is supplied to the generator through a valved supply-pipe 17, leading from an oiltank. (Not shown.)

18 designates an annular generator suitably supported on the interior surface of the stove-casing and surrounding generator 14. Generator 18 is larger than generator 14 in order to leave an intervening space 19, and it is provided with an annular chamber 20, arranged near its lower and inner surface and divided by a transverse partition 21.

Generator 18 is semicircular in cross-section, its periphery being vertical to fit the vertical casing of the stove, while its semicircular portion presents considerable surface to the heat from the burner.

22 designates a supply-pipe leading from a water-tank (not shown) to chamber 20, with which it communicates near one side of partition 21. The flow of water through supplypipe 22 is controlled by a cut-0H valve 23, provided with an operating-handle 24 and a valve 25, which latter after being set to permit the passage of water only in such quantity as can be readily vaporized need not be further disturbed, as the cut-off valve 23 is alone manipulated to close or open communication between the water-tank and the generator.

As the water liows through chamber 2O to opposite side of partition 21 it becomes vaporized and escapes through a pipe 26, which extends down through the central portion of -generator 14 and nipple 15 and terminates centrally above the apex of cone 8, which spreads the vapor, so it will thoroughly mix with the vapor fromgenerator 14.

In operation communication is opened bctween the oil-tank and the supply-pipe 17, which latter is also kprovided with valves 23 25, so the oil may How into generator 14, from Ywhence it overflows into mixing-chamber 9 through nipple 15. It then flows from the mixing-chamber through apertures 10 into the oil-pan 12. -After thelatter has been iilled to a proper depth the flow of oil through pipe 17 is shut off and the oil in the pan is ignited. The'flame thus produced heats the mixingchamber 9 and in passing upwardly between generators 14 18 impinges against the adjacent sides thereof, so the latter become highly IOO heated. The oil is then turned on and upon entering the heated generator 14 becomes vaporiZed and passes down into the mixing-chamber in the `i'orm of gas, which, issuing through apertures l0, becomes ignited by the iiame of the burning oil in pan 12. At the same time water is permitted to enter the annular generator 18, where in completing the circuit through chamber 2O it becomes vaporized and in escaping through pipe Q6 becomes superheated and is discharged against the apex of plug 7. As the vapor strikes the apex of the plug it is spread by the conical portion thereof and becomes thoroughly mixed with the vapor from generator 14C, producing a highlycombustible gas, which when ignited makes an intense heat unaccompanied by smoke or other objectionable products of combustion.

The several pieces 'forming the burner are detachable, so new parts may be readily substituted when necessary.

From the above description it is apparent that l have produced a burner which is simple, durable, and cheap in construction and thoroughly effective Vfor the purpose intended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A hydrocarbon-vapor burner, having' an annular generator semicircular in cross-section and provided near its inner lower portion with an annular chamber, a transverse partition extending across said chamber, an inletpipe communicating with the chamber near one side of the partition, an outlet-pipe communicating with the upper portion of tbe chamber near the opposite side ot' the partition, said outlet-pipe extending to the vertical axis ot' the generator where it descends and terminates just above the lower edge of the generator, a circular generator arranged concentrically with the annular generator and of less diameter than the latter in order to leave an annular space for the passage of heat, an inlet-pipe communicating with the upper side portion of the circular generator, an outletpipe communicating with the central bottom portion of the circular generator and surrounding the lower portion of the outlet-pipe leading' from the annular generator, and a mixing-chamber and burner communicating with the lower end of the outlet-pipes of the generator, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a stove having an annular casing and grate-bar provided with a central opening, of a mixing-chamber and burner having a series of apertures in its upper portion and internal threads at its lower portion, a peripheral shoulder formed integral with the lower end of said burner, a screwplug engaging the threads ot' the burner and terminating atits upper end in aconical point, a reduced portion on the lower end of the screw-plug which engages the central opening in the grate, a peripheral flange on the lower portion ot' the plug, an oil-pan clamped between the lianges of the burner and screwplug, an annulargenerator having a vertical periphery to lit the interior surface of the stove-casing and provided with inlet and. outlet pipes the latter terminating just above the conical point of the screw-plug witl1in.the mixing-chamber, and a circular generator having inlet and outlet pipes the latter communieating' with the upper portion of the mixing'- chamber,substantially as shown and described.

3. A hydrocarbon-vapor burner, comprising a mixing-chamber and burner, a circular generator located vertically above the burner, an inlet-pipe communicating with the upper lside portion of the circulargenerator, an outlet-pipe connecting the lower central portion of the circular generator to the central top portion of the burner, an annular generator encircling the circular generator a space being left between the two for the passage of heat, an inlet-pipe communicating With the annular generator, and an outlet-pipe extending from the upper portion of said generator to the vertical axis thereol where it extends downwardly through the central portion of the circular generator and its outlet-pipe and terminates in the mixing-chamber.

In testimony whereotl I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD E. BURGESS. Witnesses:

F. Gr. FISCHER, E. M. METCALF. 

